polyamory
noun
poly·am·ory
ˌpä-lē-ˈa-mə-rē 
plural polyamories
: the state or practice of having more than one open romantic relationship at a time
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Her efforts to come to terms with polyamory are couched as a political project—part of being an open-minded liberal—as much as a romantic one.
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026
Collecting vinyl, clubbing at Berghain, contemplating polyamory—this is cool.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
His father is a composer; his mother recently wrote a best-selling memoir about polyamory.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
But the decree also comes amid a rise of polyamory in Western countries, which has generated pastoral and doctrinal questions for clergy and the faithful.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
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Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026
Collecting vinyl, clubbing at Berghain, contemplating polyamory—this is cool.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026
His father is a composer; his mother recently wrote a best-selling memoir about polyamory.
—The Editors, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
But the decree also comes amid a rise of polyamory in Western countries, which has generated pastoral and doctrinal questions for clergy and the faithful.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for polyamory
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“Polyamory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyamory. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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